Process for producing bioresorbable implants

a bioresorbable metal and implant technology, applied in metal extrusion, yarn, medical science, etc., can solve the problems of restricting the use of such implants, restricting the processing of these bioresorbable metals, and restricting the use of magnesium or zinc alloys essentially to implants for bon

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-15
UNIVERSITY OF HANOVER
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Another object of the invention is to provide a process for producing implants that will expand the possible uses of bioresorbable metals, e.g., magnesium alloys or zinc alloys, for the production of implants.

Problems solved by technology

However, the material properties, e.g., the hexagonal lattice structure and the associated low ductility at room temperature limit the processing of these bioresorbable metals.
In particular, the use of such implants is restricted to applications where possible fragments cannot get into the patient's bloodstream.
This restricts the possible uses of magnesium or zinc alloys essentially to implants for bone fractures.

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The invention provides a process in which a pin-shaped semi-finished product is produced from the bioresorbable metal through a casting process and a heat treatment, particularly homogenization, and a subsequent thermomechanical treatment, particularly extrusion. In a cutting process, this semi-finished pin is then cut into at least two sections in longitudinal direction. The respective section is then machined by chip removal to produce a tubular implant, particularly a vessel support device. This changes the material properties of the magnesium or the zinc and thereby improves the processing and utilization properties, so that the breaking off of fragments can be largely excluded.

By combining the upstream processes for adjusting the properties of the material and subsequent machining it is possible to produce thin-walled tubular implants, e.g., cardiovascular supports, from magnesium or zinc alloys. These tubular implants, so-called stents, support vessels, e.g., arteries, in the ...

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Abstract

A process for producing implants made of a bioresorbable metal, particularly magnesium alloys or zinc alloys, in which the material properties of the magnesium or the zinc are changed and the processing and utilization properties are improved by combining process steps for adjusting the properties of the material and subsequent machining. In this way it is possible to produce thin-walled tubular implants, particularly blood vessel support stents, from bioresorbable magnesium or zinc alloys, which are readily deformable without the risk of fracture during implantation.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONThis application claims priority from Federal Republic of Germany patent application no. DE 102 07 161.6, filed Feb. 20, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe invention relates to a process for the production of implants made of bioresorbable metal, particularly magnesium alloys or zinc alloys.Processes for the production of bioresorbable metal implants of the initially described type are known in practice through prior public use and thus form part of the prior art. These processes are used, for instance, to produce screws or pins made of magnesium alloys for the fixation of fractured bones.Implants made of bioresorbable metal are distinguished in that they corrode in the human body and dissolve almost without residue. The time span within which these implants dissolve completely can be adjusted by means of the type or the amount of the alloy components used. As a result, the pin...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/06A61L31/02A61L31/14A61F2/86
CPCA61F2/86A61L31/022A61L31/148Y10S623/901Y10S623/924Y10T29/49789Y10T29/49798Y10T29/49989Y10T428/12229Y10T428/2975Y10T29/49995
Inventor KAESE, VOLKERPINKVOS, ARNEHAFERKAMP, HEINZNIEMEYER, MATTHIASBACH, FRIEDRICH-WILHELM
Owner UNIVERSITY OF HANOVER
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